Texas A&M University Health Science Center is looking to hire a Postdoctoral Research Associate to participate in research involving stem cell culturing, extracellular vesicle isolation and engineering, and animal models of neurological diseases.
Requirements
- Extensive expertise in Cell culture methods for human induced pluripotent stem cells, neural stem cells, neurons, astrocytes, and microglia.
- Isolation, characterization and engineering of extracellular vesicles from culture media, serum and tissue lysates.
- Drug treatment in rodent models of human disease via intraperitoneal, intravenous, intranasal or routes, Cognitive function testing in rodent models of neurological and neurodegenerative diseases.
- Biochemical and molecular biological assays such as ELISA, WB, qPCR and flow cytometry.
- Immunofluorescence and confocal microscopic techniques.
- Knowledge of computers and computer software related to data analyses.
- Ability to work in BL2 laboratories
Responsibilities
- Stem Cell culturing
- Isolation, characterization and engineering of extracellular vesicles (EVs).
- Raising rats with Gulf War Illness and mice with traumatic brain injury.
- In vitro assays, biochemical and molecular biological assays.
- Data collection and interpretation.
- Manuscript writing.
- intranasal administrations of extracellular vesicles in animal models of aging, traumatic brain injury, neuroinflammation, and Alzheimer’s disease, and characterization of therapeutic benefits through behavioral, histological, biochemical, and molecular biological measures.
Other
- Ph.D. degree in Neuroscience, Biotechnology, Biological Sciences.
- Ability to work in the vivarium performing experiments on rats and mice.
- Mentors undergraduate and graduate students in their research.
- Presents scientific data at national and international conferences and makes presentations at lab meetings.
- A cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references (to include at least one previous supervisor) are strongly recommended.
